Youth-Led Technological Solutions in Uruguay

Summary

Multimedia memory showcasing community-based sustainable development processes, catalyzed by youth.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Needs: To develop citizens' community participation. Revision and actualization of our technical infrastructure. Direct beneficiaries: The formal and non-formal educative system; Families and neighbors in each community. Indirect beneficiaries: Communities and individuals that access BIOBANK all over the world.

Activities

1) Workshops 2) Multimedia production 3) Biobank promotion and display in each community 4) Development of new input/output channels 4) Maintenance of the infrastructure

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Funding Policy: partial (Retired)

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Maintenance of a complete digital memory of the sustainable development processes that we initiate in each community 2) Maintenance and development of all output channels, promoting the replicability of each showcased material in other communities

Project Message

I live in a conservative and aged society that does not bet on changes and segregates the youth. I feel compelled to give our children the ability to move each community using technological solutions.
- Juan Jose Ona, Director of Profauna

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Juan Jose Ona,
Director of Profauna
Eduardo Acevedo 1268
apto.1
Montevideo, 11200
Uruguay
4087355
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

PROFAUNA
Eduardo Acevedo 1268
apto.1
Montevideo, 11200
Uruguay
4087355
http://www.chicosuy.com

Learn more about PROFAUNA and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Uruguay and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Uruguay, read the Human Development Report on Uruguay or the Wikipedia entry for Uruguay.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 30, 2003.